Feb. 14 Obits

Mary Kathryn Utter, 86, of Harrisonville, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach, Fla. Memorial services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Visitation will be 11-11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.

Mary was born April 1, 1927, in El Dorado, Kan., the daughter of Louis and Margaret (Mills) Marshall. She owned and operated Hideaway Kennel in Harrisonville for many years. She was a Lutheran. Mary was President of ABKA American Boarding Kennel Association.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Bob, and two brothers, Leon and Jim. She is survived by one niece, Patricia Harris, Harrisonville, and two nephews, Alan Marshall, Harrisonville, and Michael Marshall, Pittsburg, Penn.

Charles Chuck James Noland, 78, of Harrisonville, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. Funeral services were Feb. 8 at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Masonic services were Feb. 8 at Atkinson Funeral Home under the auspices of Cass Masonic Lodge No. 147, Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimers Association.

Chuck was born Nov. 9, 1935, in Kansas City, the son of Ray Charles and Jewell Frances (Shockley) Noland. He was a 1953 graduate of Harrisonville High School and played on the 1951 HHS Mineral Water Bowl team. He married Pam Grier on May 3, 1991.

Chuck was a lifelong resident of Harrisonville. He was a member of the Teamsters Local No. 41 for 39 years and retired from Yellow Freight in 1994. He also was a member and Past Master, in 1972, of Cass Masonic Lodge No. 147, Harrisonville, and the York Rite Bodies.

Chuck was preceded in death by his father, Ray Noland, his mother, Jewell Baldwin, and one sister, Bonnie Scavuzzo Smith. He is survived by his wife, Pam, of the home; two sons, Ray Noland and Bruce Noland, both of Peculiar; one daughter, Dianne Cowan, Harrisonville; stepson, James Kline, Raytown; stepdaughters, Lori Kline, Tallahassee, Fla., and Kathi Kline, Stockton; two sisters, Sharon Todd, Lexington, and Marsha Tierney, Sullivan; seven grandchildren; one step-grandchild; five great-grandchildren; and an uncle, Cleo Shockley, Independence.

Edwin Louis Richey, 73, of Raymore, died Wednesday. Feb. 5, 2014. Ed is survived by his wife Ruth of Brooklyn, N.Y., his son Norman, his daughter Dana, his grandchildren and his loving nieces, nephews and numerous other relatives.

Private Family Celebration of Life to follow at a later date.

Burton John Bracken

Feb. 2, 1951 - Feb. 6, 2014

Burton Burt John Bracken, 63, of Cross Timbers, formerly of Freeman, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Visitation was 5-7 p.m. Feb. 13 at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Inurnment will be in Freeman Cemetery at a later date.

Burt was born Feb. 2, 1951, in Kansas City, the son of Ray and Betsy (Kraft) Bracken. He was raised in the Freeman area. He moved to Cross Timbers in 1999. Burt had worked in commercial construction for several years and for the past 25 years he had worked in home health care, helping handicap people. He loved taking care of people and his animals.

Burt was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Billy Bracken, four sisters, Thela Hays, Verla Brooks, Viola Moon and Betty James. He is survived by his wife, Gail Rudolph, of the home; one son, Craig Bracken (Dawn), Basehor, Kan.; one daughter, Maryann Bracken (Julie Burner), Kansas City; two stepsons, Brandon and Cory Rudolph; two grandchildren, Audrey and Emmy; a sister-in-law, Nadine Bracken and several nieces and nephews.

Margey May Moore, 72, of Peculiar, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. Funeral Mass was at 10 a.m. Feb. 13 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Harrisonville. Burial and graveside services was at 1 p.m. Feb. 13 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Kansas City. The visitation was 6-8 p.m. Feb. 12 at Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville. A Rosary followed the visitation at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the church in Margeys name.

Margey was born June 28, 1941, in Morrill, Neb., the daughter of Noah Norton and Ruby Laura (Fuller) Prime. She was a 1955 graduate of Bishop Hogan High School in Kansas City. She was very athletic in high school, running track and playing softball. She had lived in Kansas City before moving to Peculiar 30 years ago. She was united in marriage to Joseph Harry Moore on Nov. 26, 1957.

Margey was the activity director for West Side Residential in Harrisonville for 10 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Harrisonville. While a member of St. Regis Catholic Church in Kansas City, she was a volunteer activity coordinator, organizing all the catholic parishes in the Kansas City Diocese for monthly volunteers for Little Sisters of the Poor.

She loved nature and her hobbies included bird watching, gardening, horticulture and ceramics. She was a very religious lady and lived her faith. When she was unable to attend church, she enjoyed watching EWTN Catholic television. She was a great cook and baker and also made personalized greeting cards for all her family and friends.

Marilynn O. Engelbrecht, 82, of Belmond, Iowa, formerly of Harrisonville, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Harrisonville. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. at the church prior to the service.

Robert Bob Dale Roseblock, 79, of Harrisonville, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Oakland Cemetery, Harrisonville. Visitation was 6-8 p.m. Feb. 13 at the funeral home with Elks ceremony at 8 p.m.

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